Here we are a little fortunate in that the biggest tourist beaches are in west facing beaches that dont accumulate any of it, we do get some in the north and it gets caught in a few bays but this year seems ok so far for it [we are of course a long way south]

I was in miami a few weeks back, they have a lot, but bulldozers run up the miles of beaches every day and just plough it into the sand.

It is supposed to be a good fertiliser - why isnt making it into compost an industry, government should support that, and i bet there are eco green grants to be harvested from the rich countries? Sounds like a win win to me.

I am highly sceptical - as a former scientist myself - while their research will be well funded and great fun, [leading to field studies, caribbean lecture tours etc etc] and presumably in the pure research ergo untouchable results category - i doubt it will make 5 cents of difference to anything.

Just invest in hardware to pick/move it, rot it down and grow better veg!

I have read that after rotting it can be dumped at sea off the shelf also - then it sinks and feeds life there.